New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-13
THE BRIDEGROOM ACCUSED.
HEBREW WEDDING INTERRUPTED.

ENTER YOUNG BRUNETTE WEARING A FLAxEN
wIG-sHE PAINTS AND Is REMOVED.
An unpleasant episode marred the Hebrew weddine
celebrated on Sunday evening The bride Ida T.
Beckel daughter OF Lewis Beckel ONO 6I3 Lexington
ave, and the bridegroom Herman scheyer,
wealthy merchant Of Montreal The brides friends en-
gagged Vienna Hail. NJ Fifty-eghth-st. and Lexington
ave. 1t Is a private hall, used almost exclu
sivey by hebrews. Its proprietor is L. II
but guests continued TO arrive for about hour afte
that At G. 40 Mr. steinhardrs attention attracted
by a young woman who walking upstairs. He
stopped her and said:
Madam, the ladies' dressing room Ia not up there II
Is In this direction"
Sho turned and went TO the room without a word
steinhardt noticed that she apparently not
than twenty. handsome and styshly dressed lie says
she had light hair very hong. 1t banged over
her forehead and hanging down over her shoulders.
Her eyebrows and dark She had the tresses
OF o blonde and tho complexion Of q brunette
This incongruity. However, did not at
tract the ha. keepers special attention. In
ths dressing she mingled with the other ladies'
til 1t time to down stairs In company OF two oil
three hundred she easily managed to remain unmoesed
when everything ready the guests hled down ints
the hall She alone remained behind. steinhardt again
went 10 her somewhat perplexed.
Miss" said he. 'shc company have all gone to the
themt"
"No" she replied. "Pray excuse me from going down
stairs. do not wish TO 60 down. because did not have
time to dress desired have just from Mon
treal"
The excuse seemed plausible and he turned away
and went to watch the proceedings. Rabbi
Kaufman Kohler of Beth FL Synagogue at No. S17 Lex.
ngtop-aye, oicaied After the ceremony congratula-
tons exchanged. and Herman Scheyer In the
Act OF kissing his bride an nnInvited guest
a
her way through the crowd surrounding Mr.. aud Mrs:
her right hand, II taking oath. aud said In delb
crate accents pronounce that man ~ be my be-
Almost before the asonished guests could realize what
had happened steinhardt rushed forward and
Tneh he put bis arm around her waist to drag her out
and she tainted she carried TO the dressing ROOM
Montreal That man has ruined me Ito has my child.
and want II. My name Is Miss Cohen, and ain a
With that she pnt her hand to her head and removing
laxen wig, revealed her own rayen-5laGk hair
where are you staying T. asked tho halEkeeper.
AT tho Bradford, Hotel. In Eleventh-st.. between
Broadway and University place"
riage awaiting her She entered it and drove away.
Meanwhile scheycr was being called upon 70 explain.
:" don't know the woman. never her In my life
before, and believe she Is crazy" said he Then tho
merry making was resumed.
A TRIBUNE reporter who called NJ tho Bradford House
last night told by the clerk that snch as
Miss Cohen OF Montreal, had registered there. lie ad
mitted however that she might have been there for
part OF the day II Is not probable that the woman
gave Stenhardt q address FOR the Bradfo I'd Is
hotel not generally known. and not likely 10 be
known by a stranger unless actually visited, and she
prostrsted excited. ana In condition when one Is
not likely 10 speak anything but the truth Presumably
she drove 10 the Grand Central station aud took train
for home.
Captain Gunner OF the Fiftyninth Street Police sta
ton kindly offered tO In yestgao the strange story last
night for TRIBUNE reporter, and IL Is FROM his Inquiries
that the facts stated given steinhar 10 positive
that Miss Cohen carried pistol other weapon. but
yesterday reved Information that two years ago. in
Montreal she shot twice nj Scheyer but missed him both
tines schrycr and his bride. to whom he married
after about years acquaintance aud three months Gu
gagement, will sail for Europe omorrow.